Steerable laser probe
US-9119702-B2 · Sep 1, 2015 · US
Steerable laser probe
US9216111B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9216111-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313974900-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | Sep 24, 2012 |
| Publication date | Dec 22, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 2015 |
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A steerable laser probe may include a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end, an actuation control of the handle, a flexible housing tube having a flexible housing tube distal end and a flexible housing tube proximal end, an optic fiber disposed within an inner portion of the handle and the flexible housing tube, and a cable disposed within the flexible housing tube and the actuation control. A rotation of the actuation control may be configured to gradually curve the flexible housing tube and the optic fiber. A rotation of the actuation control may be configured to gradually straighten the flexible housing tube and the optic fiber.
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What is claimed is: 1. An instrument comprising: a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end; an actuation control mount of the handle having an actuation control mount distal end and an actuation control mount proximal end, the actuation control mount disposed within a handle inner portion of the handle wherein the actuation control mount distal end is disposed between the handle distal end and the actuation control mount proximal end and the actuation control…
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Human Necessities · mapped topic
Human Necessities · mapped topic
- A61F9/00821Primary
Human Necessities · mapped topic
Human Necessities · mapped topic
Human Necessities · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9216111B2 cover?
- A steerable laser probe may include a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end, an actuation control of the handle, a flexible housing tube having a flexible housing tube distal end and a flexible housing tube proximal end, an optic fiber disposed within an inner portion of the handle and the flexible housing tube, and a cable disposed within the flexible housing tube and the…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Katalyst Surgical Llc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A61F9/00821. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Dec 22 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 9 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).